Monday Funday: Boozy Sodas and Goodbyes

(pizza from & Pizza, Boozy Blueberry Sodas at Buffalo Bergen)

How was your weekend?  Ours involved boozy sodas at Buffalo Bergen in Union Market, browsing for olives at A Litteri, and a surprise going away party.  I walked into Brixton Saturday night, thinking I was just going to grab a quiet drink with Cindy, only to find a room full of my nearest and dearest in DC.  It was AMAZING.  I felt so, so loved.  And, it was a little bittersweet.  It's hard to believe I'm going to be saying goodbye to so many wonderful people in just a couple of weeks.  DC has been such a big part of my life and the community I have here is going to be hard to replace.  On a side note, the staff at Brixton was amazing.  If you're ever looking for a spot to host a private event, I'd highly recommend them!

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Due to all the fun times I didn't get a chance to blog over the weekend.  (Ok, let's be honest, I just discovered the West Wing and might have spent all day Sunday eating chinese food and watching the first season.)  But, technically it's still Monday, so here's the weekend wrap-up:

• I reviewed two bags from the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale 
• Another installment in "Drink This. Read This", where I got to talk about gin (again) and get all nerdy with the Economist's article on on-line shopping.  
• And! if you missed it, here's last week's wrap-up

Plus, check back later for more reviews from the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale!

Monday Funday

(Tiny taquitos waiting to be fried, Sake bombs and Katayuki noodles at Nooshi) 

Don't these summer weekends just fly by?  Ours was filled with fun, food, and hanging out with  friends.  Mr. C had one of his guys scotch nights on Saturday.  Really, it's just turned into an excuse for me to cook a bunch of appetizers and then go out with my girlfriends while the boys down scotch and talk about Rambo III (who are we kidding, they probably put on Katie Perry and have a dance party).  

My friend Cindy came over to help me cook and we decided to get really ambitious with the food this time.  We made mini chicken taquitos, turkey scallion meatballs (make these immediately, Smitten Kitchen never fails), green bean tempura, and a host of other things.  It was a ton of fun but we learned that planning a party menu where everything has to be fried at the last minute was not the smartest decision.  Standing over a fryer in the middle of a heat wave was just idiotic. Lesson, learned. 

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In case you're missing the weekend too . . . here's a recap of last week's posts:

• Back to School: Realizing that going to grad school is going to impact this closet project
• Drink this, Read This: My favorite cocktail + some of the creepier ways stores are monitoring your behavior. 

Also, check back later in the week for reviews of some of my purchases from the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale! 

Monday Funday: Weekend Wrap-up

I hope everyone had a fabulous weekend! I finally kicked whatever bug I had, which was good because we actually had a pretty busy weekend planned.  It involved beer and swachos (I know, again), a good friend visiting from out of town, and a wedding shower (where I got to play with babies! ).  After being sick for a week, I can't tell you how amazing it was to eat some real food.

I also finished reading Lean In.  A friend invited me to her book club meeting this week and I was pretty excited to learn that this was the book they picked for July.  I'd been wanting to read it for a while, but to be honest, I was surprised by how much I ended up enjoying it.  I don't know if it's just where I am in life right now, but a lot of her points really resonated with me.  After the book club meeting, I'd like to do a more in depth review.

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And, some blog posts to combat the Monday blues!

• Our 4th of July in the District
• Sales--friends or foes? (Plus my picks from the Nordstrom Anniversary sale)
• The return of the skort and other scary fashion from the interwebs. (Ironically, after I linked to that skort, I saw at least three people wearing it out on Friday night.  Believe me, it's not better in person)